What is the shortest place name in the world?

The Shortest Geographical Place Names
  • A, a district in Kami-Amakusa city, Kumamoto, Japan.
  • Å, a village in Meldal municipality, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway. ...
  • Å, a village in Åfjord municipality, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway.
  • Å, a village in Ibestad municipality, Troms, Norway.
  • Å, a village in Lavangen municipality, Troms, Norway.
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What is the shortest place name in the UK?

By 1826 the name was written as Ae which, by repute, is the shortest place name in the United Kingdom. However the Scottish Gaelic name of the island of Iona comprises a single letter, Ì, and there is also a river in the Scottish Highlands called the E.
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Which city has the smallest name in the world?

Vatican City is the smallest city in the world, but it's bursting with activity for locals and tourists alike.
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What is the longest name for a place in the world?

Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapiki-maungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitnatahu holds the world record for being the longest place name on the entire planet, at the length of 85 characters.
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What word takes 3 hours to say?

Methionylthreonylthreonylglutaminylarginyl… isoleucine is the chemical name for the protein of “titin” also known as “connectin.” The largest known protein that consists of 26, 926 amino acids is made up of 189, 819 letters and can take about three hours to pronounce.
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The Shortest Place Names In The World



Is Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch the longest word?

With 58 characters, Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch is the longest one-word place name in both the United Kingdom and in Europe as well as the world's second longest place name. This name is often shortened as Llanfairpwll or Llanfair PG for brevity.
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What is the longest name?

The longest personal name is 747 characters long, and belongs to Hubert Blaine Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff Sr. (b. 4 August 1914, Germany) who passed away on 24 October 1997, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA, as verified on 1 January 2021.
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What is the weirdest city name?

The 35 Weirdest City Names In The U.S.
  • American Fork, Utah.
  • Dinosaur, Colorado. ...
  • Fries, Virginia. ...
  • Placentia, California. ...
  • Truth or Consequences, New Mexico. ...
  • Bluff, Alaska. ...
  • Soda Springs, Idaho. ...
  • Bangs, Texas. ...
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What two cities have the same name?

Here are 10 more cities with the same name:
  • Memphis, Egypt vs. Memphis, Tennessee. ...
  • Melbourne, Florida vs. Melbourne, Australia. ...
  • Lebanon, New Hampshire vs Lebanon the country. ...
  • Glasgow, Scotland vs. ...
  • Springfield, New Jersey vs. ...
  • Granada, Spain vs. ...
  • Paris, France vs. ...
  • Beverly Hills, California vs.
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What town has the longest name?

The North Island of New Zealand has a place named Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu. The 1,000-foot hill near the township Porangahau holds the Guinness World Record for longest place name with 85 characters.
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What's the weirdest name in the world?

Brfxxccxxmnpcccclllmmnprxvclmnckssqlbb11116. It's pronounced 'Albin' apparently. This was actually submitted as a protest against the naming law in Sweden, which requires parents to submit a name for approval within three months of birth.
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Who has the longest last name?

Hubert B. Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff, 47, a Philadelphia resident of German descent, used only the first 35 letters of his last name in signing documents. The computer of the John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Co., which handled Hubert's life insurance policy, could only handle up to 35 letters.
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Is there a city named fart?

Ben Rosen on Twitter: "There's a city in Virginia called "Fart". It was named after the more commonly known: Every Other Part Of Virginia" / Twitter.
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Is there a place called tit?

Tit (Arabic: ﺗﻴﺖ) is a town and commune in Aoulef District, Adrar Province, south-central Algeria. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 4,417, up from 3,160 in 1998, with an annual growth rate of 3.5%.
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What town has the funniest name?

The 22 Weirdest Town Names Ever Put on the Map
  • Embarrass, Minnesota. 15/22. ...
  • Duckwater, Nevada. 16/22. ...
  • Accident, Maryland. 17/22. ...
  • Humptulips, Washington. 18/22. ...
  • Nameless, Tennessee. 19/22. ...
  • Hot Coffee, Mississippi. 20/22. ...
  • Deadhorse, Alaska. 21/22. ...
  • Zzyzx, California. 22/22.
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Who has 1000 letters in their name?

HOUSTON - CoSandra Williams says she spent years planning her daughter's name. It may take that long before the girl can say it. The 6-year-old girl has more than 1,000 letters in her first name - and a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records.
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What's the longest girl name?

The longest name to appear on a birth certificate is Rhoshandiatellyneshiaunneveshenk Koyaanisquatsiuth Williams. #OTD in 1984, her father looked to extend her first name to 1,019 letters and her middle name to 36 letters.
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What's the longest word in Japanese?

A funny phrase in japanese is “toragahitowokamoutosurutokinounarinow” 虎が人を噛もうとするときのうなり声。 It is 37 letters long and is comprised of a 17 syllables. It is a very odd phrase, as it is defined as “the growl a tiger makes when it is about to about to bite someone”.
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What's the longest street name?

The longest street name in the U.S. is 38 characters long: “Jean Baptiste Point du Sable Lake Shore Drive” located in Chicago, Illinois. The second longest street name is 34 characters long: “Northeast Kentucky Industrial Parkway” located in Greenup, Kentucky.
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Which capital city name is 168 letters long?

Apparently, Bangkok is the city's nickname and it's ceremonial name is “Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahinthara Yuthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom Udomratchaniwet Mahasathan Amon Piman Awatan Sathit Sakkathattiya Witsanukam Prasit!"
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